What impact restraints have on the credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ceniceros, 26 Cal.App.4th 266, 31 Cal.Rptr.2d 303 (Cal. App. 1994):
In People v. Valenzuela, supra, 151 Cal.App.3d 180, 198 Cal.Rptr. 469, the limited effect restraints have upon a jury's perception of an incarcerated witness's credibility was discussed:
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